Build Under $450

[Multisupermono]

Just wanted to see if you guys could help me find a good gaming computer build for under $450 without rebates. I do not plan to overclock but will if you recommend it. This as well goes for crossfire. I do not need a monitor or OS and plan to buy very very soon.

 

[ZephyrBit]

AMD A8-5600K Trinity 3.6GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113281

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

MSI FM2-A55M-E33 FM2 Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130661

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6670 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102988

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145278

Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB 5900
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148764

Runs games wonderfully on med-high.

 

[Deemo13]

I would have too say go for the A10 on that one. Also, go for 1x4 stick of RAM, so you can upgrade to 8 in the future.

The Trinity benefits from a high clock speed RAM, so 1333 would be worse than 1600.

Also, do you need Windows?

 

[tiny voices]

If all you want to do mainly is play games you could go with a Pentium and a 7850. Should run all games on high-ish settings

 

[quilciri]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q2sG

Ram is actually $10 less on newegg, so total build cost is $447.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231427

good luck!

 

[Multisupermono]

Do i really need that aftermarket fan?

 

[tiny voices]

I would go with the Pentium build for future upgrade ability.

 

[Multisupermono]

quilciri: How would this preform in games?

 

[tiny voices]

Very well. High settings in most games.

 

[Multisupermono]

I would be able to pay a little extra for this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131473&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= or would it make a difference?

 

[tiny voices]

Unless you have multiple monitors it won't make a difference.

 

[Multisupermono]

This case looks a little better with cable management and looks. what do you think? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061&Tpk=nzxt%20gamma

 

[tiny voices]

That is a very good case.

 

[lowcountrysmoke]

I don't understand these 450 bugdet builds.. Just have some patience wait sometime and save some money. Why throw 450$ on a system when u could wait a few months and play your games on high-ultra settings with a way better build??

 

[SingingThroughTheStorm]

At $450 including OS I would go for something like an i3 + 7850.
With coupons and such you should be able to get it down that far.

Here is a case that is $30 after rebate and free shipping: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018 That case should be quite nice.

The 7850 2GB Might be a little overkill at 1080P, but it is quite the performer at under $200.
Recently ran Unigine Heaven and OCing the 7850 it nearly had double the FPS of a stock 6850.

 

[Deemo13]

True, but if the 1GB is considerably less and fits in the budget better, it might be the more solid choice.

 

[SingingThroughTheStorm]

I don't understand these 450 bugdet builds.. Just have some patience wait sometime and save some money. Why throw 450$ on a system when u could wait a few months and play your games on high-ultra settings with a way better build??

Even if you have the money sometimes it is hard to justify throwing a ton at a computer. It just doesn't appeal to some folks.
Much like cars. Some people will go do all kinds of custom exhaust and what-not on a car, but really even if most folks have the money they aren't going to toss money at that kind of thing for their car. It doesn't appeal to them.

I paid around $450 without OS for my about a year ago to my recollection.
All new parts I got an 8GB Corsair Vengeance Ram, i3-2100, Sapphire 6850 GPU, H61 Motherboard, DVD Drive, CX430 PSU, NZXT Gamma, and a 500GB Seagate Drive. I would say $450 can get you a plenty decent gaming build.

If you are going for just gaming you could drop the CPU down and pick up a 7850 and have a build that would handle a lot of games quite nicely.

 

[tiny voices]

I can relate to the car thing. Lol. My Jetta is on bags and has ridiculous fitment wheels on it that just make it way less driveable.

 

[Multisupermono]

So i guess this is my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q3q8 Do i get approval for this build, or do you guys want to modify it a bit?

 

[tiny voices]

Looks good to me. Go for it!

 

[SingingThroughTheStorm]

Looks great. I would still think about swapping the Gamma for the Corsair 200R I linked as it is $5 cheaper after rebate.

I own the Gamma and I have a lot of little peeves with it.

 

[Multisupermono]

And those would be? by the way...what would be my average FPS on say GTA 4?

 

[SingingThroughTheStorm]

GTA 4 was known for being pretty CPU heavy to my recollection. Dropping the GPU down a little and putting a little more into the CPU would probably help there, but it is only one game.

With the Gamma I'll go into what I dislike about it.


Flimsy side panels. They are very floppy and have a lot of bend to them, and I've seen much solider panels.

Width. It simply doesn't seem wide enough. The cable management area causes a lot of difficulty putting the side panel back on even if you run your wires cleanly. I've seen this complaint elsewhere as well if memory serves me. The SATA cable from the HDD going the other direction pushes on the side panel as well. Just seems like it would have benefited from an inch of added width.

Front panel design. This is more of a personal thing. I don't like how the front goes outward, and it being just a flush front end would appear much cleaner.


I just have more faith in Corsair, as well as it being $5 cheaper AR.

 

[Multisupermono]

Maybe something without rebate? And with gta 4 what FPS would i get?

 

[SingingThroughTheStorm]

Maybe something without rebate? And with gta 4 what FPS would i get?

It is hard to say due to GTA 4 still being an older game and most benchmarks surrounding it are for older CPU's.
Case wise the issues I have with the Gamma are probably quite prevalent on other cases in this price range (not counting deals or rebates).